Jagatpurਜਗਤਪੁਰ

Where is Jagatpur?

Jagatpur is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032453, and it covers 105 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 901 people in Jagatpur: 442 men and 459 women, living in 183 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 105 hectares, the population density works out to about 858 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1038 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 94, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 265 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.42 per cent and women at 68.95 per cent. The census recorded 282 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 245 main workers, the largest group, 151, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 91 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 37 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jagatpur's land. Of the village's 105 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 153 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Jagatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Madhiani, Siana, Mauhar and Mehindipur.

What is the population of Jagatpur?

The population of Jagatpur was 901 at the 2011 census, living in 183 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Jagatpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jagatpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.